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Pre Surgery Bowel Prep Blues

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Lexsan    104

Lexsan
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If you don't have the stomach for this please keep it moving.

Please share your bowel prep guidelines, survival tips etc..

My bowel prep guidelines are

Dr ordered K-Dur Potasium pill

238 grams of Miralax mixed with 64 ounce of Gatorade not purple red or orange.

9:00 take two

11:00 take one

2:00 start Miralax/Gatorade drink

Nothing to eat by mouth :( only broth and liquids.

I'm not sure if its the nerves but I already started running to the bathroom. My stomach is making funny rumbling sounds.Thank God I work from home. Its going to be a long day.

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Lexsan    104

Lexsan
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Lucky mate!

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No game    14,437

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Oh yeah bowel prep is awesome :P

I had to drink magnesium citrate the day before and that was after two weeks of liquids!! :o

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JuliannaJ    83

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At first I thought this sounded intense...but when you said take two, take one, you meant potassium pills, right? I have taken miralax post op and it is pretty gentle. I had to do mag citrate pre op which was a little rough...a lot more intense than miralax. Just keep up on your fluids you will need it for surgery...you don't want to be dehydrated.

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Lexsan    104

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Miralax mixed with Gatorade is very rough the only reason they had me mix it with gade is so I won't dehydrate. I started drinking, I have to down 64 ounces I have to drink eight ounces every fifteen to thirty minutes.

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jenakaela    24

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Oh my good luck girl! Hang in there, tomorrow will be your day to shine. Good luck tomorrow on your surgery and wishing you a speedy and healthy recovery.

Lota

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Lexsan    104

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Thank you can't wait tillthis part is over I'm hoping this is the hardest part :( .

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Geminidrive    389

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It won't be too bad. I had the miralax and Gatorade for my colonoscopy...oy. For the sleeve it was Clear Liquids and magnesium citrate which was much better. Oh, I also used a lot of Vaseline on the bottom to avoid elimination burn....if you know what I mean.

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FeeIsMe2    508

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I had to drink magnesium citrate the evening before...it ain't pretty!

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JackieV    246

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Lucky mate!

I wish I did have a prep. Instead I dealt with 3 days of horrible Constipation. The waste was still in my body and the drugs made it very hard and impacted. It was hell. Next time I have a surgery I will do a prep regardless if its required.

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JennyBeth    127

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Oh yeah bowel prep is awesome :P

I had to drink magnesium citrate the day before and that was after two weeks of liquids!! :o

Oh that stuff is the devil! :(

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Lexsan    104

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OK its been three hours since I started the prep my belly is literally having a conversations with me lmbo. Omg this is killer. Thanks for the vaseline tip I really need it or some balmex ouchh!

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Geminidrive    389

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Thanks for the vaseline tip I really need it or some balmex ouchh!

To the tune of "This girl is on fire" I hear your new tune "My butt is on fire!" LOL

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lessofmeismore    1,405

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Girl use baby wipes!!!!

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